The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
OUR ToucHY PRESIDENT.
Consolation from the West and Balm
from Grady of Georgia.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The delegation
from st. Louis, which arrived here last night
to invite the President and Mrs. Cleveland
to that city, called by appointment at the
White House at noon today. Mayor Francis
of st. Louis made brief address, at the end
of which he presented an elaborately en-.
grayed parchment 10 the President, which
read as follows:
To Groper CleUeland, President Of the United
States;
Greetngs,-The people OF St. Louis, pursuant tO
resolution UNANIMOUSLY adopted at a public
meeting held by them at the Merchants Exchange
IN said city, July 8, 1887, and presided over by
the Mayor Of the city, do now respectfully and
earnestly invite the President Of the United
States and Mrs. Cleveland to visit st. Louis as
guests ot the city for the week commencing Oct0-
Der 2, 1887, and in doing so they beg leave 10
urge on the President their desire to give him a
welcome that shall demonstrate their love for him
as pubic of1cer and q man.
DAVID r. FRANCIS, Mayor and Chairman.
CHARLES n MITCHELL, Sec'y, and 92 others.
The President replied as follows:
My reply to your very complimentary and
hearty address will be very brief and practical
AL the time You did me the nOn0r, with so MANY
Of your fellow citizens, to invite me TO your city,
felt IL was an invitation which should not be de-
clined. felt that you had something there Of
which you were deseryedly proud. You had d
city and la locality which it WAS only right and
just that you should wish the Chief Magistrate
OF the country to see and appreciate OF this
feeling have remarkable proof. Ii was NOT at
all necessary to convince me of your good faith
aud sincerity that so many of your good people
should have come here at this inopportune time
10 bring this invitation. Yet you do not know how
much II has pleased me to see yon all Cheers
The desire 10 come to see you has increased each
day. l don't feel now that can do otherwise
than accept your invitation. Great applause }
The arrangement made before was en-
Ilreiy iree from -, any complications and
aware that agreed to visit the city of Atlanta
early In October. 1 only speak of this because
when we are aboat to fix upon day when l can
Visit you: this Atlanta visit is most to be taken
into consideration. Now even this is matter
that can be arranged afterwards. Luckily we
have plenty Of time. shall be glad to meet or
correspond with a committee of your citizens and
nx the date and make arrangements In detail, but
the thing must be done. l will come.
AT this point the President asked Mayor
Francis what would be the most attractive
day of the fair week. The mayor replied
'The third day of the month when the veiled
prophet parade will occur. But if you can't
De there then, l might communicate your
plans, and get the prophet to postpone his
visit, as you have postponed yours" Laugh
ter and applause.] The mayor also enjoined
the President not to forget to bring Mrs.
Cleveland, and the President replied
"She will not let me forget her." Members
of the Cabinet and their entire families are
also included in the invitation.
MOUNT VERNON, Ind, July -25-At-a
regular meeting Of Harrow Post, No. 1e E.
Grand Army of the Republic, in this place
Saturday night resolution was adopted de-
nouncing certain individuals whose language
caused the President to withdraw his ac-
ceptance of the invitation to visit st. Louis
during the Grand Army encampment and
charging that they were guilty of violating
the rules of the order and should suffer the
same condemnation as those who endeayored
to prevent President-elect Lincoln from pass
ing through Baltimore on his way to Wash
ington for Inauguration in 1861.
ATLANTA, Ca, July 25.-President Cleve-
lands proposed visit to the Piedmont Expo
out the South. Mr.. Ii. w. Grady, who has
the matter in charge, said yesterday:
The President will be welcomed by the largest
crowd ever gathered in Southern State. II will
be the first time this generation has ever seen a
Democratic President, and Our adyices show that
the attendance will be overwhelming. The presi-
dental train viii leave Washington on Sunday
night, Oct. 16, and will reach Atlanta Monday
night. The President will spend Tuesday and
Wednesday In Atlanta. He will be escorted
through Virginia by Governor Lee and his staff
through North CarOlita by Governor Scales and
his staff, and through South Caroline by Governor
Richardson and his staff, all of whom will 90 with
him to Atlanta. AT the Georgia line he will be
met by Governor Gordon and staff At Atlanta
he will be met BY. the Governors and United
States Senators of the various Southern States.
1t is expected that he viii spend Tuesday look
ing at the Exposition, and on Wednesday will
hold public reception, and make a short adj
dress We are arranging for an old-fashioned
Democratic Jubilee that VIII exceed ANYTHING on
record. A Significant feature OF the Exposition
Will be the old soldiers of the Army OF the Cum
beriand, who come to visit the battlefelds be-
tween Chattanooga and Atlanta.